Journalist released on bail after 20 days in detention

(JED/IFEX) – On 26 June 2004, after 20 days in detention, Gustave Kalenga Kabanda, managing editor of the Kinshasa-based weekly “La Flamme du Congo”, was released by order of the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court’s public prosecutor. The journalist posted bail of 20,000 Congolese francs (approx. US$53).

(JED/IFEX) – On 26 June 2004, after 20 days in detention, Gustave Kalenga Kabanda, managing editor of the Kinshasa-based weekly “La Flamme du Congo”, was released by order of the Kinshasa/Gombe High Court’s public prosecutor. The journalist posted bail of 20,000 Congolese francs (approx. US$53).